12/23/2025

Karl's Latest In

Democrats’ Lessons From 2024? Never Mind [[link removed]] December 23, 2025

The Democratic National Committee announced last week that it won’t publish its long-promised “after-action report” examining the party’s 2024 defeat.

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Karl's Upcoming TV Appearances Kilmeade & Friends FOX NEWS RADIO Wednesday, December 24, 2025 | 11:00 AM ET Fox & Friends Fox News Channel Friday, December 26, 2025 | 6:00 AM ET The Journal Editorial Report FOX NEWS CHANNEL Saturday, December 27, 2025 | 3:30 PM ET Sunday Night in America with Trey Gowdy FOX NEWS CHANNEL Sunday, December 28, 2025 | 9:00 PM ET

Polling News & Notes

Americans’ Shifting Priorities [[link removed]] December 23, 2025

The issues Americans want their leaders to prioritize in 2026 have shifted over the last few years, according to the latest AP-NORC poll.

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On The Air

Karl Rove: Dems Need to Confront Their Mistakes [[link removed]] December 19, 2025

Former White House Deputy Chief of Staff Karl Rove discusses where the Democratic Party is headed on 'America Reports.'

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This Week's Recommended Readings

Ben Shapiro: Only Cowards Tolerate Conspiracy Theorists [[link removed]] December 18, 2025 Ben Shapiro | The Free Press

It’s an honor to be here at Turning Point USA.

It’s even more of an honor to follow Erika Kirk, a heroic figure and a true American patriot. Erika and her children are in all of our hearts.

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I Don’t Want My Father to Be a Martyr Behind Bars [[link removed]] December 15, 2025 Claire Lai | The Free Press

As much as we saw it coming, I am still grieving.

On Monday, my dad, Jimmy Lai, was found guilty by a panel of judges in Hong Kong of sedition and conspiracy to collude with foreign agents to harm Hong Kong and China. He now faces life in prison.

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The America First National Security Strategy — Through the Eyes of 'We the People' [[link removed]] December 18, 2025 Roger Zakheim | Fox News

President Donald Trump’s newly released National Security Strategy breaks the mold of White House strategy documents being a product of an elite policy consensus.

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250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence

The American Revolution and the Pursuit of Economic Equality [[link removed]] December 2025 Clement Fatovic | American Enterprise Institute

We have grown so accustomed to the phrase “American Revolution” that it is difficult to imagine an alternative label for the events that ultimately resulted in the permanent separation of 13 American colonies from Great Britain.

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This week's recommended podcast

Finding Truth and Friendship in Divided Times [[link removed]] Peter Robinson | Civitas Institute

In 2025, Cornel West and Robert George--two thought leaders who disagree on just about everything--aren't supposed to be friends.

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